Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)

It would not be a debate on finance or the eurozone if the words "Lehman Brothers" were not dragged into it somewhere. It is the usual old Fianna Fáil excuse: everything is Lehman Brothers's fault. That old excuse has been dragged around like an old rag for the last couple of years and the Fianna Fáil members are still dragging it around after them. They should leave it at this stage. Everybody knows the crisis in Ireland was primarily caused by greed. Other middle-of-the-road European countries with a similar population base to Ireland are not in the same position, because they had good governance-----

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